Destruction of Yersinia enterocolitica by Lactobacillus sake and Pediococcus acidilactici During Low-temperature Fermentation of Turkish Dry Sausage (sucuk)

Effects of starter cultures, Lactobacillus sake and Pediococcus acidilactici, on the survival of Yersinia enterocolitica were studied in Turkish dry sausage (sucuk). Inoculated Y. enterocolitica (approximately 5.0 log CFU/g) was eliminated completely in sausages by L. sake (about 7.0 log CFU/g) and P. acidilactici (about 7.0 log CFU/g) by the 3^rd d of fermentation but was not totally eliminated in natural fermentation without starter(s) after completion of 4 d of fermentation and 12 d drying (p < 0.05). pH decreased from 6.3 to about 4.7 in starter culture treatments and from 6.3 to 5.6 in natural fermentation after completion fermentation and drying (p < 0.05).     

The glycerol and ethanol production kinetics in low-temperature wine fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains

Increasing glycerol production in low-temperature wine fermentation is of concern for winemakers to improve the quality of wines. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of 10 different Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the kinetics of production of glycerol, ethanol and the activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPD) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in low-temperature fermentation. Ethanol production was influenced by temperature, and it was slightly higher at 13 °C than at 25 °C. Glycerol yields were significantly affected by both temperature and strains. More glycerol was produced at 25 °C than at 13 °C because the activity of GPD was higher at 25 °C than at 13 °C. Glycerol production of the different yeast strains was up to 3.19 and 3.18 g L⁻¹ at 25 and 13 °C, respectively. Therefore, isolating the yeast strains with high glycerol production and adaptation to low-temperature fermentation is still the best method in winemaking.     

Tryptophan accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae under the influence of an artificial yeast TRP gene cluster

Plasmid pME559, carrying all five yeast TRP genes, was constructed. This plasmid is a yeast/Escherichia coli shuttle vector based on pBR322 and 2 μm-DNA sequences derived from plasmid pJDB207. We studied in yeast (i) the stability of the plasmid under selective and non-selective conditions, (ii) expression of all five TRP genes and (iii) tryptophan accumulation in yeast transformants. These studies were conducted in comparison with an earlier construction, pME554, which differs from plasmid pME559 in the expression of the TRP1 gene and which carries the TRP2 wild type instead of the TRP2^fbr mutant allele. For stable maintenance of the plasmids in yeast a selection was necessary. Plasmid pME559 displayed normal expression of all TRP genes, and enzyme levels on average 23-fold higher than in the wild type strain were found. In comparison, the maximal tryptophan flux observed in such a plasmid-carrying strain was about ten-fold higher than the maximal flux capacity in the wild type strain.     

Recovery of gene function by gene duplication in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A prototroph revertant (Rev9) selected from an ATCase^? mutant of the URA2 gene containing three nonsense mutations was shown to contain two ATCase coding sequences. We cloned both ATCase coding areas to show that the duplicated locus (dl9) was the only functional one. Its size corresponded roughly to the second half of the URA2 wild-type gene. Sequence analysis of the 5′ end of dl9 indicated that this duplicated sequence was inserted within the intergenic region close to the MRS3 gene and was transcribed from an unknown promoter divergently from the MRS3 gene. The event leading to the revertant strain Rev9 included a rearrangement that increased the size of chromosome X by about 60 kb. In agreement with such a rearrangement, recombination was undetectable in the vicinity of the locus dl9. Genetic mapping confirms that the MRS3 gene is 2 cM distal to the URA2 gene on the right arm of chromosome X.     

Saccharomyces cervisiae在食品发酵工业中的研究进展

从基础理论和应用技术等方面综述了国内外对酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cervisiae)研究进展及其在食品发酵工业中的最新研究成果。     

酿酒酵母工业菌株胁迫条件耐受性分析

对酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）工业菌株胁迫条件，包括高浓度酒精、高渗透压、高温、营养饥饿、氧化胁迫、糠醛毒性的耐受性进行了分析，同时测定了抗生素G418对这些菌株的最低抑菌浓度。结果表明，所测定的酵母菌株对这些逆境条件的耐受性有明显差别，表现出良好耐受性的是6508和安琪酵母菌株，同时多倍性的酿酒酵母工业菌株的耐受性均比单倍性实验室菌株高。     

Genetic control of chromosome stability in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

We have identified four new genetic loci: CHL2 (on chromosome XII), CHL3 (on chromosome XII); CHL4 (on chromosome IV), and CHL5 (on chromosome IX), controlling mitotic transmission of yeast chromosomes. The frequency of loss of chromosomes is 10-100-fold higher in chl5, chl2, chl3 and chl4 mutants than observed in wild-type strains. The mutants also show unstable maintenance of artificial circular minichromosomes with various chromosomal replicators (ARS) and one of the centromeric loci (CEN3, CEN4, CEN5 or CEN6). The instability of minichromosomes in the chl5, chl2, and chl4 mutants is due to the loss of minichromosomes in mitosis (1:0 segregation). In the chl3 mutant the instability of artificial minichromosomes is due to nondisjunction (2:0 segregation). The CHL3 gene therefore appears to affect the segregation of chromosomes during cell division.     

Optimal conditions for the production of exopolysaccharide by Pediococcus acidilactici and impact of the bacterium,its EPS and dextran on the quality of Kariesh cheese

The effect of some growth conditions on the production of exopolysaccharide (EPS) by Pediococcus acidilactici was studied. Furthermore, the impact of utilisation of the isolated EPS, dextran and P. acidilactici on some properties of Kariesh cheese was investigated. The maximum EPS production by P. acidilactici was obtained after 10 h of incubation at 37°C in MRS medium with an initial pH of 7. Kariesh cheese manufactured with dextran or P. acidilactici exhibited the highest (P ≤ 0.05) moisture content and the lowest hardness values. Protein, fat, ash, total bacterial and yeast and mould counts were not significantly affected by the applied treatments. However, the body and texture of Kariesh cheese were significantly improved.     

The chromosomal constitution of wine strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A general procedure is described for determining the chromosomal constitution of industrial strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae based on analysis of segregation frequencies for input markers among random spore progeny of industrial-laboratory strain hybrids. The multiply auxotrophic haploid testers used carried a dominant erythromycin-resistance marker, allowing hybrids to be selected in mass matings with spores produced by the wild-type industrial strains. Analysis of a number of independent crosses between the haploid testers and an unselected population of spores of each wine strain distinguished between disomic, trisomic and tetrasomic chromosomal complements in the parents. Possible explanations for a significant class of aberrant segregation frequencies are discussed. Results of the analysis indicate that UCD Enology 522 (Montrachet) is diploid and possibly trisomic for chromosome VII; 522X is diploid; UCD Enology 505 (California Champagne) is disomic for chromosome XVI, trisomic for chromosomes I, II, III, VI, VIII, IX, X, XII, XV, tetrasomic for chromosomes IV, XI, XIII, XIV and either trisomic or tetrasomic for chromosomes V and VII; and that UCD Enology 595 (Pasteur Champagne) is disomic for chromosomes I, II, III, IX, XVI, trisomic for chromosomes IV, VI, X, XII, XIV, XV, tetrasomic for chromosomes V, VIII, XI, XIII and either disomic or tetrasomic for chromosome VII.     

利用酿酒酵母工程菌株生产2,3-丁二醇的 研究进展

2,3-丁二醇在食品、化妆品、医药和运输燃料等行业具有广泛的应用,因而提高2,3-丁二醇的产量一直备受研究者们关注。目前,研究的热点主要集中于利用微生物发酵可再生资源生产2,3-丁二醇以取代传统的化学合成法,并取得了较大的进展。常见的2,3-丁二醇产生菌有克雷伯氏菌属和芽孢杆菌属,它们能有效利用可再生资源高效生产2,3-丁二醇。然而这些细菌被认为是潜在的病原菌,难以应用于大规模生产。因此,研究者们又将目光转向了酿酒酵母。就安全性和工业化生产要求而言,酿酒酵母是生产2,3-丁二醇的理想菌种。本文对国内外的相关研究进行了总结,介绍了酿酒酵母产2,3-丁二醇的优势和不足,2,3-丁二醇合成代谢途径及其基因工程菌株构建的方向,以及通过代谢工程将酿酒酵母改造成能高效、高质、高量产生2,3-丁二醇的理想菌株的研究关键。     

Identification of ACT4, a novel essential actin-related gene in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Actin molecules are major cytoskeleton components of all eukaryotic cells. All conventional actins that have been identified so far are 374–376 amino acids in size and exhibit at least 70% amino acid sequence identity when compared with one another. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, one conventional actin gene ACT1 and three so-called actin-related genes, ACT2, ACT3 and ACT5, have been identified. We report here the discovery of a new actin-related gene in this organism, which we have named ACT4. The deduced protein, Act4, of 449 amino acids, exhibits only 33·4%, 26·7%, 23·4% and 29·2% identity to Act1, Act2, Act3 and Act5, respectively. In contrast, it is 68·4% identical to the product of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe Act2 gene and has a similar level of identity to other Sch. pombe Act2 homologues. This places Act4 in the Arp3 family of actin-related proteins. ACT4 gene disruption and tetrad analysis demonstrate that this gene is essential for the vegetative growth of yeast cells. The act4 mutants exhibit heterogenous morphological phenotypes. We hypothesize that Act4 may have multiple roles in the cell cycle. The sequence has been deposited in the Genome Sequence Data Base under Accession Number L37111.     

葡萄酒酿酒酵母菌基因工程改良

酿酒酵母是葡萄酒发酵工业中的主导微生物,其发酵性能直接影响葡萄酒的质量与生产成本,该文论述了基因工程在葡萄酒酿酒酵母菌种改良中的应用。     

不同酿酒酵母发酵对干红葡萄酒品质的影响

为得到优良的本土酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）,以商业酿酒酵母（DS、CECA、CEC01）为对照,采用本土优良酿酒酵母WJ1、Q12发酵赤霞珠干红葡萄酒,测定其发酵过程中总酸、残糖、酒精度、花色苷、单宁和总酚含量的变化,并对葡萄酒进行感官评价。结果表明,不同酿酒酵母发酵赤霞珠干红葡萄酒过程中总酸、残糖、酒精度、花色苷、单宁和总酚含量变化趋势一致。本土酿酒酵母WJ1发酵的赤霞珠干红葡萄酒酸度较高,为6.92 g/L,残糖、酒精度、花色苷、单宁和总酚含量分别为3.32 g/L、15.0%vol、282.35 mg/L、204.95 mg/L、3 110.04 mg/L,感官评分为89分,显著高于商业酿酒酵母（P＜0.05）。酿酒酵母Q12发酵的赤霞珠干红葡萄酒酸度、残糖、酒精度分别为3.87 g/L、3.5 g/L、14.8%vol,花色苷、单宁和总酚含量分别为192.22 mg/L、205.01 mg/L、2 215.37 mg/L,感官评分为70分,显著低于商业酿酒酵母（P＜0.05）。因此,本土酿酒酵母WJ1可用作发酵赤霞珠干红葡萄酒的商业酵母。     

不同酿酒酵母对白兰地香气的影响研究

以烟台产区白玉霓葡萄为原料酿造白兰地,研究3种酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）D254、QA23、FC9对白兰地香气成分的影响。结果表明,3种酿酒酵母酿造的白兰地共检测出69种挥发性成分,其中酵母D254产生的萜烯类、醛酮类、有机酸类和芳香类含量较高;酵母QA23产生的酯类、醇类和缩醛类含量较高;酵母FC9产生各类挥发性化合物含量比较均衡。主成分分析（PCA）结果表明,选用酵母D254与酵母QA23、FC9有明显的差异性;但酵母QA23与FC9之间的差异性不显著。